- Juan Carlos Osorio
Infobox Football biography
playername = Juan Carlos Osorio
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fullname = Juan Carlos Osorio Arbelaez
dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1962|6|8|mf=y
cityofbirth =Santa Rosa de Cabal
countryofbirth =Colombia
height =
nickname = El Lord (the lord)
position =Football Manager
currentclub =Red Bull New York
manageryears = 1998-1999
2000-2001
2001-2006
2006-2007
2007
2008-
managerclubs =Staten Island Vipers "(assistant)"MetroStars "(assistant)"
Manchester City "(assistant)"
Millonarios
Chicago FireNew York Red Bulls Juan Carlos Osorio (born June 8, 1961 in
Santa Rosa de Cabal , Risaralda), is aColombia n football manager and former football player who began his career in 1980 withDeportivo Pereira . He currently coaches theNew York Red Bulls inMajor League Soccer .Osorio holds a diploma in Science and Football from
Liverpool John Moores University , aUEFA "A" coaching license from the English FA, and a coaching certificate from the Royal Netherlands Football Association. He graduated fromSouthern Connecticut State University in 1990 with aB.A. in Exercise Science.Assistant Manager
Juan Carlos Osorio began his coaching career during the 1998-1999 season joining the
Staten Island Vipers as assistant coach/conditioning coach. He would then join theMetroStars staff during the 2000 season underOctavio Zambrano . He would go on to joinManchester City as the conditioning coach in June 2001. He was later promoted to Assistant Manager/Conditioning Coach at the start of the 2005/06 season.Millonarios
In 2006, he started his career as a manager when he was hired by Millonarios. The Colombian led the Bogotá-based club to an 11-6-7 record during the 2007 Finalizacion (closing) season and a fourth place finish out of 18 teams in the Mustang Cup.
Chicago Fire
In July 2007 he left the club to lead the MLS side Chicago Fire. He took over a last-place team and led them to a playoff qualification. He then helped Chicago orchestrate a first-round series victory against D.C. United, which entered the playoffs with the best record in MLS. On
December 10 , 2007 the Chicago Fire announced that Osorio had resigned his post due to family reasons.New York Red Bulls
Osorio was hired by the
New York Red Bulls onDecember 18 , 2007. The decision came after the Red Bulls and Fire reached an agreement on compensation for Osorio.External links
* [http://web.mlsnet.com/players/bio.jsp?team=t100&player=osorio_juan Profile on the Chicago Fire's official site]
* [http://www.mcfc.co.uk/default.sps?syndicatorguid={7EB24EFC-E397-48B3-977A-BC40E4795300}&rmasiteinstanceguid={5B147D34-2BCF-448D-976C-AE1944ED09F5}&pagegid={CF71200D-7F25-41E7-9564-40DF9FCE257C}&bioid=12814&siteid=502 Profile on Manchester City FC's official site]
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